International & Cross Cultural Management (E)

Bachelor

The students know the basic strategies and processes of internationalization of companies.

The students
• Know essential context characteristics of management and leadership activities.
• Know the context of intercultural cooperation.
• Can assess and evaluate strategic decisions on internationalization.

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• Forms of internationalization and globalization
• Internationalization strategies
• Problems and solutions of the international context dependency of small and medium-sized enterprises, especially in emerging markets
• Special features of intercultural communication
• Cultural Awareness
• Management of international teams
• Solving intercultural conflicts
• Management in an intercultural context.

• Caligiuri, P. (2021). Build your cultural agility: The nine competencies of successful global professionals. London, UK: Kogan Page.
• Holtbrügge, D. (2022). Intercultural management: Concepts, practice, critical reflection. London, UK: SAGE Publications.
• Kowalski, S. (2023). Sensitivity training: Developing the basis for effective intercultural communication. Moosburg: econcise.
•Thomas, D. C., & Inkson, K. (2022). Cross-cultural management: An introduction. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications

• Final presentations
• Exposé

English

3

0

2.0

• The course is conducted with presence phases (deductive method, in which assistance is given in the learning process and knowledge is imparted via frontal lectures).
• In addition, the students will solve and present problems in group work, which will be discussed in the plenum.
• Selected exercises will be carried out to consolidate the contents of the lecture.

4

Director of Studies

2

HRM 3

integrated lecture

Compulsory

none